Sharp County record., 1887-08-18
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

/ 0f Iuly there were lV4 QsAtAs Ao--4
fever and III from smallpox.
REv.J. NJ. MACHAL, 8 Catholic pries'
who came from ireland 10 the BrookIYn
diocese last December. died in New YORK
on the Sth Of starvation. He suffered
nucb from homesickness, and during the
Ista hot speIl he became demelted ana re-
fused 10 est. ..
HpoxEy. under sentence of death st 81
1ossnb No. for wife murder, has been
granted stay Of execution.
CERTAIN white and oolored circles 81
Troy. y. Y, are greatly sgitated over the
charge msde against one James Holden q
coIoTei man, who. It is alleged, has won
the affections Of s comely white woman
by voodooism.
TIE Montreal (Can.) Wsrehouslng Com
nanv's building was damaged by IRE on
the 9th. 10 the extent Of $4,000. One hun
dred and twenty-five thousand bushels OF
grain were also destroyed, the loss on
which is So, 900; insured.
/ WILLIAM S. COLLINS, one OF the most
active Of the pioneer settlers OF Scott
/ County. Is, died on the 9Th, aged eighty
two. He had been s resident Of Daven-
port since 1858. and had built many busl-
ness blocks and made other substantial I'M
provements TO the city in the early days.
The Dominion Minister Of Militia and
General Middleton will shortly start for
British Columbia for the purpose OF in
specting the site Of the proposed defenses
Of Esquimauet. The earthworks VIII De
built al the expense of Canada, while En-
gland will supply the armament.
MANY Of the peers in the British House
of Lords are in a state Of revolt against
the Land bill.
TIE Virginia Republican State commit
/ tee met at Senator MahOne's home on the
10th TO map out policy.
TIE British Cabinet are said 10 be dlvld-
ed on the question Of proclaiming the
Irish National League.
The negro editors had some lively dis
cussions Of politics and politicians at their
convention in Louisville. KY, on the lTh.
BARNEY MCKKRNAS, Frank Mcdonald
and Chris Hoell, members Of the st. Louis
fire department, were killed by falling
wall at the ruins Of the Bishop & Spear
psanut warehouse on the 10th. Several
others were injured.
AT Muskegon. Mich, on the 10th, mill
fires resulted in a loss Of over 5,cc,Vo feei
Of iumter owned by Stimson & Fay, Mann
& Co., Meckley & Co. and others. The
total losses aggregate $4,000, on which
there is s fair insurance.
OCEAN cable differences are still unad'
iusted. The Indications point to further
cut in rates, which will extend to the
, Western Union and Baltimore & Ohio
: telegraph companies.
I BRITISH railway circles are much dlsap-
, pointed at the refusal Of Parliament tc
! pass the bill authorizing the construction
} of a tunnel under the English channel tC
connect England and France.
Al its convention in New York on the
d 10th the Order of American Firemen adopt
; ed a constitution providing for National
association, fraternal and social in 1t:
character. but not secret. 4 proposition
i 70 provide for mutual benefit insurance
was rejected as undesirable during the ex'
detrimental stage Of the association.
FOURTEEN new cases Of cholera and slI
deaths were reported al Malta on the 9h.
: II reported now that the President
! contemplates going of on few days nsh'
. ing excursion into West Virginia with
: Senator kenna-
, Mr.. BLAINE went from Dublin to Cork
on the 10th, and personally witnessed the
eviction Of some Irish tenants.
The American Bar Association will hold
, its tenth annual meeting at Saratoga
Springs, \. Y, August Il TO 19 inclusive
Thomas J. Semmes, of Louisiana, the pres
ident, will deliver his address on Wednes
dav. the first day. in the evening.
LATE on the night Of the 9Th, fire in the
building of the Steam Power Company al
Concord. y. H, occupied by Monroe & Co.
and Cropley & Co, shoe manufacturers
caused a loss Of S125.oo0: small insurance
AT New Philadelphia. O., on the 10Th,
, while Christian Baum was attempting tc
rescue a deaf son from in front OF rail-
; road train. be was run over and killed, to
, gether with the boy.
The mills Of NJ. & J. O'DOnnel, Of Jer
sey City. y. J., situated east of Brigden,
Ont. on the St. Clair branch road, ignited
bv brush fires on the 10th, and the sheds
together with 2,010. coo Of matched slaves
were burned. The loss is $4,000.
&c. WHTTTLEsEY, business manager Of
The Dlv. at New London, Conn, who wa;
: shot down in his Office by Frederick A
Sperry. the crank who took ofense at
published article, died from the effects Of
his wounds on the 10th.
The reported shooting Of William Car
son. sheriff Of Costello County, Col, and
eldest son Of the famous Kit Carson, by a
Mexican desperate, proves to be incor'
rect. He is still alive and well. II Is be-
lieved that there was q killing. however,
as stated, but that the victim was Kit, q
Younger brother Of the sheriff.
HENRY IVES & Co. brokers at No. p
Nassau street, New York, on the llth an
nounced their inability 10 meet their en-
! esgements. Liabilities. S2l0p0,0oo.
FRED HoPI, the murderer, was shot 70
death according 10 the law, near Salt Lake
CITY, Utah, on the 18th.
BUSH fires are raging in parts OF Cana
, ds. Several Indians are reported 10 have
burned 70 death.
The report that Admiral Luce Of the
North Atlantic squadron is 70 be succeeded
bv Commodore Benham is denied by Sec
retary Whitney.
PRINCE FERDINAND continues his jour
ney TO Sofia, regardless Of whether be is
allowed TO ascend the throne or not.
CONTRACTS have been signed for building
the Mexican National railway from Saltillo
10 San Luis Potosi.
A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred